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São Paulo · Brazil

Suplicy Cafés Especiais

Since 2003 · Marco Suplicy

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Overview

Marco Suplicy opened Suplicy Cafés Especiais in July 2003 in the upscale Jardins neighbourhood of São Paulo, the first dedicated specialty coffee cafe-and-roastery in the city — Suplicy was born into one of Brazil's oldest coffee-trading families and built a London-style coffee house concept around the principle of roasting in-shop, daily, and elevating the role of the barista. The cafe was the platform through which Suplicy brought the Brazilian Latte Art Championship to São Paulo in 2008, and the company expanded to a 10-unit franchise network across São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Goiânia and Porto Alegre.

Known for

  • First dedicated specialty coffee cafe-roastery in São Paulo — opened July 2003 in Jardins
  • Founded by Marco Suplicy, from one of Brazil's most established coffee-industry families
  • Brought the Latte Art Championship to Brazil in 2008
  • 100% Brazilian beans — São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo state farms
  • 5 product lines: light roast, medium roast, dark roast, organic, microlot

Why it matters

Suplicy is the originating point of São Paulo's second-wave specialty café scene — alongside Marco Kerkmeester's Santo Grão, the Suplicy model of in-shop roasting, named producers, trained baristas and London-coffee-house aesthetics rewrote what a Brazilian café could be. The company's 2008 import of the Latte Art Championship was the bridge that pulled Brazilian baristas into the global competition circuit.

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São Paulo, Brazil
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Café

Jardins, São Paulo

Recognitions

  • First specialty coffee café-roastery in São Paulo (2003)
  • Brought the Latte Art Championship to Brazil (2008)

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